Import Right Hand Drive Cars - Japanese Car Importers

Western Auto is a leading trader of automobiles in U.A.E. We export right and import right hand drive cars. Since there is a vast market for Japanese cars, we are often referred to as Japanese car importers. Exporting right hand drive cars helps people drive easily who are not comfortable with LHD. The United Arab Emirates has become a major hub in the car import business. While the duty rate is low and there are few restrictions here, most used cars are not destined for the domestic market. Dubai is a free trade zone and Freeport and so there are no import controls. From the export compounds in Dubai, used cars from Japan are sold and shipped to countries all over the Middle East and Africa.

UAE has many guest workers from all over the region and cars can be sent to these workers home countries as personal imports, often duty free. There are many other countries involved in the Japan used car trade. As you can see they are not restricted to the RHD countries. The value of this trade is massive. Vehicle registration tax (VRT) is levied on all cars imported. Usually countries add the cost of the car shipping and levy duty as a fixed percentage of this figure. Ireland levies its duty on what the car is worth on the open market in Ireland. To make things more complicated there are 4 different percentages used to calculate VRT. Engine size and the amount of CO2 they produce dictate what percentage will be used. This ridiculous system has been much criticized and has kept car prices artificially high.